Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA AD1169
Title
Alan Paton Papers
Date(s)
- 1952 - 1988 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
4 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
(1903-1988)
Biographical history
Alan Paton was a South African author and anti-Apartheid activist. He is probably most famous as the author of the novel "Cry, the beloved country" which he wrote in 1946.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This collection forms part of the archive of the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection contains correspondence on literature, politics and education,as well as documents relating to the Rivonia and other political trials, and the Liberal Party of South Africa.